QUESTION:
Does Tom’s air shot count as a stroke?
ANSWER:
Tom intended to strike the ball, therefore his swing counts as a stroke. Distractions are part of the game and don’t entitle a player to replay a shot. Definition “Stroke.”
QUESTION:
Where does Chip have to play from, and is there a penalty?
ANSWER:
If, after a stroke from off the green, the ball is deliberately deflected by a person, the player must estimate where the ball would’ve come to rest and drop a ball within 1 club-length from that estimated spot, not nearer the hole. In this case, Chip will have to take a drop in the bunker. Tom incurs a 2-stroke penalty in stroke play for deliberately deflecting Chip’s ball. Rules 11.2b and 11.2c(1).
QUESTION:
When playing a stroke from within a penalty area, is grounding the club behind the ball allowed or not?
ANSWER:
Grounding the club in a penalty area and even setting it down in the water is permitted. When playing a ball as it lies from a penalty area, the same rules apply as in the general area. In the bunker, however, grounding the club in the sand behind the ball isn’t allowed. Rules 17.1b and 12.2b(1).
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